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Paul's avatar

Super interesting article, I wonder whether there is scope for a revival of this business model in developing countries where a large proportion of the population live in low quality informal dwellings. For instance in South Africa where I live the government housing projects have failed and I can see the potential for these mail order houses for many people currently living in shacks, as long as it can be sold at a price they can afford.

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zach.dev's avatar

Did you explore whether regulatory changes (zoning, building codes) may have also had an impact on the decline of these homes? Prefab/mobile homes are zoned out of many cities today.

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